
What time is school?
Our doors open at 8:55 AM, and the tardy bell rings at 9:15 AM. Breakfast is FREE and served until 9:10 AM. School ends at 3:30 PM.
When is the first day of school?
- Kids in Grades 1-5 start Wednesday, September 4th and there is no late start on the first day! Our doors will open at 8:55 AM.
- Kindergarten students will be entering gradually. This means your kindergarten student will come one day the first week of school – Wednesday, September 4th OR Thursday, September 5th. If your child’s LAST name starts with A-M, they’ll come Wednesday, September 4th, then return Monday, September 9th. If your child’s last name ends with N-Z, they’ll come Thursday, September 5th, then return Monday, September 9th. We do gradual entry so that teachers have more time to get to know your child that first week.
- Preschool students will enter gradually the following week starting Monday, September 9th. If your child’s LAST name starts with A-M, their first day will be Monday, September 9th, then they’ll return Wednesday, September 11th. If your child’s last name ends with N-Z, their first day will be Tuesday, September 10th, then they’ll return Wednesday, September 11th. The FULL class will all start together on the 11th. We do gradual entry so that teachers have more time to get to know your child that first week.
Please see our Elementary Calendar below.

Which door do I drop off my child at? Where do I pick them up?
We have three ways to enter and exit the school. Please use the appropriate door for the safety of our kids. The front door is only for bus riders to enter and exit. Please do not drop off and pick up your students using the Bus Loop.
If your child is a walker, then come in and out the Recess Door closest to the basketball courts
If you drive to and from school, go through the drop off and pick up loop at the Mill Park Baptist Church. Turn in on Market street, drive though the designated loop and leave onto 117th.
Bus Info

Please visit the David Douglas Website by clicking HERE to get your student’s bus information. You’ll need your students 6-digit student ID number for their username (the one they log into their computers with) and their password is their date of birth.
Survey Info
Thanks to 71% of you for taking our annual “Youth Truth” survey. We value your feedback and perspective. Thanks to you, we have a plan to improve playground safety and our SUN after-school programming based on your responses.
What curriculum do you use?
For Math, we use the iready Math curriculum.
For literacy (reading, writing), we use HMH.
For Social Emotional Learning, we use a combination of the Mindup Curriculum along with the Toolbox curriculum. We teach students both how to regulate themselves, and how to solve small problems with “tools.”